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[bixels]

Posting a sneak-peak of this now because I'm about to be In The Shit school workload-wise, so this'll take me a while to finish.

Doing some character design exploration/expression sheets for Celestia and Luna. Figuring out Celestia's weird ass anatomy while I'm at it.

[dailyhmsw]

loop 83

[the-joy-of-knowledge]

How to expand your vocabulary (in an enjoyable way).

Self-Awareness

If you find yourself struggling to find the appropriate words to express yourself ,then you need to learn more words. If you are reading this article or you find the title interesting, then you are closer than you thought. You are simply self aware. Self awareness is the first step to muster the courage to pursue the art of language and communication. It dawned on me that I was verbally malnourished when I could barely find the words to describe the character I read in a novel. "So what was he like?" My curious friends will ask and all I could say was "he had a troubled childhood and it was evident in his lack of self-control." The sound of that description even troubled me. I knew there was more to his character, but I restricted by my literary scarcity. I still struggle with this but I am making daily efforts to improve. This article will be prescriptive and descriptive.

Execution

Read books, I mean read actively. I read books and I atke pride in it but I am a severely passive reader. I barely engage with the story, the character, or the author's attempt to challenge my prejudice or affinity for the character. My reading goal was to read as many books as possible, quantity over quality. By quality, I mean quality of my reading, not the books per se. Now, I read differently (and I only started this a month ago), I read prudently, making stops anytime I encounter an unfamiliar word. I include that in my vocabulary list on my Notes app. after about 10 words or so. I immediately find each words synonyms, two per word; one easy, one difficult. For example, Decrepit (derelict, neglected).

Use Chat GPT to create sentences for you in different context and practice with that.

3. Find ways to include your new learned words in your own way. If you work a 9-5, it may be helpful to customize your prompt to business/professional context, to be more applicable to you. But most importantly, create your own sentence structure. If you have a meeting, prep for it by using the words your learned, take notes as a guide to help you effectively convey your ideas. I learned "impetuously" recently and during a meeting with my manager she asked me to access myself based on my strength and weaknesses. I responded with "I tend to impetuously accept projects without understanding the deliverables and I end up being overwhelmed with the expectations." My point it make sure you use the context of your everyday life. If you are a humanities major, you might approach this differently.

4. Make it enjoyable. Think of each new word as a specific dollar amount. Then create a "verbal bank," the more words your learn the richer you become. Ecah word for me is valued at $50. I earn $25 extra if I can use it effectively in a conversation. It you learn 10 new words a week, you have made yourself $500. Deposit that into your verbal bank!

5. Record yourself saying this words. Try to actively recall them but through a conversation. Do 1-minute tests. Record yourself describing your day, giving a presentation etc Notice with words flow naturally, if you like go back to your vocabulary list and test yourself. by creating sentences.

6. Expand your reading. Well, I did say to read books and I would suggest to go beyond. Read articles (very well written ones) and when not reading, actively listen to podcasts and pay attention to how the host convey their ideas. You would notice that good writing or speech is not necessarily peppered with difficult words. Good writers is simple to understand because the authors make diffiuclt topics or esoteric topics digestible.

Emulatate & Practise

You simply just have to emulate. Copy the style & syntax of people you admire or respect for their speech or writing. Keep practising. It is a choice to improve or not. Don't hold yourself back. I am practising by writing as well and I have barely scratched the surface and I am sure you can tell by my writing. It is not sophisticated but I do hope to improve and you can to.

Excite yourself

You will come to find yourself smiling when you read a text with words no longer foreign to you. Words that were once distant and strange will eventually become a part of you. That is the best feeling ever, it's exciting.

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A Sweet Treat - Travelling Journals

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[hillbillyoracle]

I am begging y'all.

Privilege doesn't make someone a bad person.

Privilege doesn't mean someone doesn't struggle or face hardships.

Privilege just means someone has access to some resource or does not have to engage in some behavior that others can't access/has to.

Refusing to recognize privilege gives cover for oppressors through the denial of inequitability.

Acting as if having privilege makes someone bad gives cover to oppressors who can selectively dole out resources to tear a community apart.

Privilege is neutral. It's a fact.

Moralize it at your communities' risk.

[atwas-gaming]

I've had a scenario in mind for a while now about what it would take for Sonic to finally own up to his feelings about Amy. And I think what it would take is...

Shadow.

Well, just plain jealousy and a fear of losing Amy before he even has her. But Shadow would be the best one to instigate it.

First, some headcanons about how they behave romantically:

Amy's maturing and spreading her wings. She's not moving on from Sonic, not really, but it's possible that she's starting to notice other guys. There's some hints in the Twitter takeovers that she may be developing some small interest in Shadow.

Sonic is clearly interested in Amy, and if you pay attention, he has been for a long time. What he's not interested in is marriage- at least, not yet. And Amy is clearly wifey material- she cooks, she takes care of people, she has a caring nature, she's protective, and she's extremely loyal. She's not someone you can use for a one-night stand, you take all of her or you risk shattering her into pieces. She's Sonic's friend, no matter what else he may feel about her, so he avoids any romantic interaction because he doesn't want to hurt his friend.

Meanwhile, Shadow is... not aro-ace, per se, I don't know what you'd call him. He can see that Amy is attractive, but so is Rouge, and Shadow has no interest in Rouge. He just isn't interested in the physical side of romance.

What I think it would take to get Shadow's attention is something deeper, an emotional or spiritual connection.

So here's the Sonamy/Shadamy love triangle scenario that I came up with:

As Amy ages, she feels her desire for male companionship growing stronger. Sonic takes little notice of it, but it doesn't escape Shadow's attention.

Somehow or other, Shadow and Amy end up alone together, probably on a mission or something. I haven't figured out the exact circumstances, but they're together for quite a while. Amy loves to talk to people and get to know them, and Shadow has a soft spot for her, so she's able to get him to talk to her about things that he's probably never told anyone before. And he knows she won't tell anyone about them, either, so he feels safe telling her.

At some point, Shadow realizes, she's done it. She's broken through his barriers, and at the same time, she's calmed the storm of emotions that he's had swirling inside him for 50-odd years. He hasn't felt such peace since... no, not even then. This is something else. He's never felt this way before, and he doesn't have the words to describe it, but he's fallen head over heels for her.

This is why he never lets his guard down, even around the people he trusts most. Because if he lets them in, even a little bit, he might let them in too far. ("Can you see all of me, walk into my mystery, step inside and hold on for dear life.")

He loses control of himself and kisses Amy.

And when he lets go, he instantly hates himself, he starts throwing his barriers back up, because... she's crying. She's crying because she liked it, and she wants more of it, but she's still so desperately in love with Sonic, and she's starting to think she'll never get it from him, so she'll accept affection from just about any man, and it's not like Shadow's unattractive, and, and, and...

So Shadow's raw and open and hurting, he knew before he said or did anything that he was going down a dangerous path, but talking to Amy felt so good he didn't want to stop. And he wants to erase what just happened like it never did. But now he has to be the one to comfort Amy, because this was his fault, Amy was just being the kind and compassionate person she always was and Shadow was an idiot for letting it get to him and making more of it than what it was and losing control. So he has to keep his barriers down for just a moment longer, just long enough to hold Amy and tell her it's not her fault, until her tears finally stop.

It leaves Shadow burning with rage, and as soon as he can, he forcefully confronts Sonic (I imagine Shadow slamming Sonic against a wall or a tree and shouting in his face 😝) and basically tells him, "Amy needs attention from a man, she wants that man to be you, but if you can't grow up and do what it takes, then I'll be more than glad to take your place."

Which scares Sonic good and proper. It's bad enough to think that he could lose Amy, anyway, but to lose her to that faker??? And it finally makes him go to Amy and (very, very awkwardly) ask her to be his girlfriend. And... I'll let y'all imagine the rest.

As for Shadow... he, quite understandably, becomes somewhat aloof towards both Sonic and Amy for a long time after that.

But Shadow's immortal, right? And there's other Amy's in the world. He doesn't have to be alone forever.

Oh, and as for why Shadow would confront Sonic instead of just taking Amy for himself: because he respects both Amy and, especially, himself far too much to do that. He knows good and well she will never be able to fully commit to anyone else as long as Sonic is still an option. If Shadow was to start dating her, she'd go along with it, but it would become a power play between him and Sonic to try to "win" Amy's affections. Shadow has no issues with fighting Sonic over just about anything, but when it comes to his own feelings, he won't stoop that low, and he's not about to hurt himself by playing such a game. I also don't think he would view Amy as "a prize to be won."

[buggachat]

can't stop thinking about how Félix was seen as "a cold, calculating, intelligent character. yes, he made some weird decisions (how did shoving cheese under adrien's pillow fit into his plan? why did he bully adrien's friends when all he was there to do was shake gabriel's hand? etc) but, ignoring that, he definitely carefully considers all his actions" and then Emotion dropped on us "uh yeah so Félix is actually deeply emotionally unstable" which is both counter to how everyone saw him and actually perfectly explains his character in ways the fanon version of him couldn't

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[riverkingmarley]

I feel like a lot of the parahumans aren’t going to be smart enough to understand that their powers are meant to remind them of their trigger event, exspcially when the reminder is metaphorical.

Vista stretching a piece of concrete to fall on and kill shatter bird: *gasp* this is just like my parents!

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

how much would it change things if Visser 3 was loved by yeerks and not just feared?

Oh lord. Humanity would lose.

Someone would persuade V3 maybe in #1, definitely in #4, to look into human morphers. From there they'd probably find Cassie first — she's one of very few suburbanites who can easily touch a red-tailed hawk — and then it's bye-bye Animorphs.

V3 would either get carte blanche to take humanity his way, or use his loyal followers to go rogue. Ax mentions in #46 that the yeerks could blow up Earth if they chose. So. Maybe V3 demands the world governments give him 10,000 bodies apiece in exchange for not blowing up Earth (and lbr the U.S. would). Maybe he just lands Pool ships near football stadiums and grabs their contents before blowing up the planet. Either way, the Yeerk Empire gets the roughly 1 million bodies it needs and then annihilates the other 99.9% of humanity.

[badninken]

I think Law's ego is suffering worse damage while assisting in this fight than it did during his tour of Dressrosa in chains.

The pain of compliance...

It's tough having the ultimate set of abilities for battle support.

He'll be put on Zoro-boost duty forever.

With a few deep breaths I think he could come to realize just how much he could control the entire fight if he embraced the role of player rather than piece on the board. Learn the strengths of your allies and move them all around where they need to go before they even ask for it!

[the-joy-of-knowledge]

5 articles that will awaken the creative giant in you

Here are articles I have read that will alter your thoughts and perception of life

The Daily Routines of Famous Creative People

Kurt Vonnegut Urges Young People to Make Art and “Make Your Soul Grow”

Steve Jobs on Creativity

The Key to Creativity

Warren Berger’s Three-Part Method for More Creativity

[siremasterlawrence]

Creating Aiden

My name is Aiden now made to be the fully property of Master Lawrence because you belong to me the one and only king of the universe to serve him for the rest of his life and my existence. I use to be named Alan a hot shot, sexy stud with a massive muscle body made to be worshiped by others that was me but now I see I wrong and you won’t imagine how this happen to me and all it took. He took me a side of the house pretending to place me in to micro pod in the back room upstairs locking me as he is sealing me tight in with such a exciting glow to his skin as he became a hero and all I know is that I am in deep trouble. He slid a key out placing in to the key hole as I turn the key switching it up the door blows up with light washing over the room a load of gas shooting in to the pods putting me to sleep.

“Hello Welcome! Follow me inside to preview the house and offer a deal.”

“Is this a full automated Real Estate deal?”

“Yes”

“Wow! Awesome”

“Please enter the room “

“It’s empty! What’s going on?”

“Mwahahahahaha! Welcome home!”

“HELP Help!”

“No one can hear you”

“Take a deep breath”

“Sleep gas activated “

“Why are you…doing…this?”

“It’s my job”

“I am programmed to hold Aiden”

“Aiden is all connected “

“Aiden activated”

“Perfection! Commence mind link”

“Aiden is home “

“Aiden process him”

“This is his body now! Do you understand?”

“WHO’s body?”

“Aiden’s “

“I comprehend “

“Yes! I here and obey”

“Excellent! Rise to your feet”

“Aiden connect the micro chip”

“Operation is commencing”

“Connecting”

“Processing “

“Uploading “

“What a fine body?”

“I am at his mercy “

“His brain is uploading “

“We are connected “

“He is set up “

“You are home, stay in here and you will be brought back online.”

The wave of white light washes through the entire house as everything disappear in to a blank canvas where everything fades away In to nothingness as a voice beckoning a very sexy man named Ben who stood right in front of the house. In a flash of light the door swung open as the light flushing out in to the street a hand grabs him pulling into the house and he is never seen again for the rest of his and he falls to the ground he is tied down. Alan was a tighten very sexy, quiet a handsome as fuck but I have to be actually admit that it’s his height that got me but when it comes to Ben it’s his body in my imagination mixed with Alan’s massivebody type and height with Ben’s frame my god. “What delicious specimen you are? Well! Don’t you think so my dear? You areso hot and I have to own you for the restof the future.” I say in to the speakerssending a shivers down his spine due tome. “Who the fuck are you? Where are all the host and possible buyers?”

“Enclose the area”

“Hey wait!”

“Hold on”

“Are you locking me in?”

“Hey stop”

“Come on man free me”

“Wait a second”

“STOP”

“Lawrence!”

“Bastard”

“Freak”

“You asshole and get back”

“Get on your knees “

“I don’t submit “

“You shall submit “

“You have no other choice “

“I know own you for life”

“Do you have to question me?”

“Aiden come online”

“Yes Master”

“Good boi Alan”

“Stand over him and hold him”

“Hey! Hey let me go”

“Knock him out

“Drop him on the chair”

“Place it in the pod”

“Tie him down”

“Lock the door “

“Will you surrender to him?”

“Master owns”

“I claim you forever “

“I love you “

“You will succumb to”

“You are under my ownership “

“Yes! You are my God!”

“I am also Aiden”

Sebastian flows in to the house flinging the door slamming on the wall with such power, glee, and excitement coming my way as he attends to my side as he enters the main room and the door shuts us both in as the lights come on. The screen descending onto the walls coming on as it roars on blowsup for him to see a spiral showcasing on the wall instantly it ensnares him as he is frozenin time and he walks back in to the wall hithis back and he slid to the ground. In the process of it all the floor shined ever so brightly as the floors open up under hisfeet, he goes free falling in to the mainfloor through the floor boards and on tothe basement ground dropping on to the bed.

“Alan and Ben attend to him”

“Yes Master”

“Yes Master”

“Where am I?”

“Please strap him down to the table “

“Lay him low”

“Tie him down”

“Wrap him up”

“Place him in the pod “

“Shut the door “

“Enclose the area”

“You know your place “

“Set me free”

“Fuck this “

“Fuck you “

“Oh no! Never but…”

“But what?”

“I will fuck you indeed “

“Nnnnnoooo!”

“Oh yes! You will enjoy it”

“You shall begin at once”

“Commence the project “

“Yes Master”

“As you wish”

“How do you feel about me?”

“With all my heart”

“How about you ?”

“To the moon and back”

“Hey babe”

“I am Aiden”

“Kneel “

“Yes Master”

“Who am I?”

“My God”

“My lord “

“My everything “

The end

[gracemarkss]

this exchange goes crazy...dana "i worship the sea he sailed on" "i did it because i knew if he found out he would kill me" "part of me likes it, needs it, wants the approval" " along the way there are other fathers" "i thought you'd be pleased" "he was my instructor at the academy" "he must have been a wonderful teacher...yes, he's remarkable man" "your fear of failing him?" scully would know a thing or two about THAT...

[hey-that-hurt]

I love immensely powerful beings whose powers come with the built-in drawback of being able to controlled. Maybe just because their power is so desirable that people have specifically researched how to control them.

Demons that can be summoned, bound. Dragons that can be mind controlled. Fey governed by strict rules that can be turned against them by the few brave enough to try and clever enough to succeed. Summons that cannot freely exist beyond the will of the summoner.

Beings that, for all the power they hold, will always be seen as tools.